Hello Everyone, While this isn't the place to sell, I am offering the capacitor and resister to use the SGC tuners with the Icom 706 & its tune button for...
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chuck maurer
lomaurer
Dec 2, 2005 5:00 pm
I called SGC about the OUT-OF-STOCK comment on their website and they said they sold all their stock of SG-211 to an organization in the east??? (would not say...
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Albert Roberts
draroberts
Dec 5, 2005 10:39 pm
Hi folks I am a new member, having just bought an SGC231 here in the UK to couple my 26ft fishing pole vertical antenna. I want to operate static mobile from...
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David H Hatch
n9zrt
Dec 6, 2005 1:10 am
Hi Al, For the group, the SGC text, as given in the SG-235 manual says... Primarily the second paragraph... The second loss which must be considered is that in...
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David H Hatch
n9zrt
Dec 6, 2005 1:14 am
Al, I want to say, congratulations on the SG-231. I am assuming it's new. Maybe you have had it awhile. It's the Cadillac of Smartuners! Dave-N9ZRT...
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Boyd D Garrett Sr
n5cti
Dec 6, 2005 1:47 am
... It seems to me that when they say "power supply," they mean "that box that converts AC to DC," not "any source of DC power." It strikes me as impossible to...
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David H. Martin
w5dhm
Dec 6, 2005 2:56 am
I agree, Boyd. There should be no problem using a separate battery at the coupler. There'll be no ground loop that way. Dave W5DHM ... It seems to me that...
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k5hal
Dec 7, 2005 8:02 pm
We know that the 239 cannot do everything that the more expensive models do, and that it will not load well on all bands with just any old random piece of...
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David H. Martin
w5dhm
Dec 7, 2005 9:03 pm
A couple of years ago I fed a 60 foot length of insulated wire up into a tree in the back yard, forming a vertical loop, planning to prune it to one...
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Smartlock.Pro
kav246
Dec 7, 2005 11:17 pm
Albert ? If you've got any of the modern rigs with a power outlet just run a two core from that and benefit from the on off switch it gives the tuner. Or be ...
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cullenl@...
k5hal
Dec 8, 2005 12:38 am
In a message dated 12/7/2005 4:10:46 PM Eastern Standard Time, w5dhm@... writes: forming a vertical loop Dave, Square loop? Delta? You are first...
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David H. Martin
w5dhm
Dec 8, 2005 1:29 am
It was as round as I could get it. I had a lineman's hot stick trying to feed it up through the right limbs to keep it in a nice circle. It came out...
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draroberts
Dec 8, 2005 7:07 pm
Hi folks Very many thanks for all the responses and the helpful suggestions. You were all corrcet - I can apparently power the 231 from a 12V battery at the...
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KF six IRK
kf6irk
Dec 16, 2005 6:28 pm
Hi Guys ... I've been running an ICOM IC-706 with a SG-230 coupler and a SG-303 whip for several months, with somewhat mixed results. Actually, I bought the...
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David H Hatch
n9zrt
Dec 16, 2005 11:34 pm
Hi Mark, I would disconnect the tune-button option you created and try your various tests again. If the coupler makes and keeps your matches, bet it's the new ...
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Smartlock.Pro
kav246
Dec 18, 2005 12:44 am
Mark I've seen symptoms similar to some of yours, ( not the 10m noise), like A.O.K. one day then poor the next then nothing, but only on a 231. There is good...
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w5nyc
Dec 19, 2005 7:21 pm
I've just purchased an SGC-237 and it's coupling to a 60 ft inverted L tacked under the eaves around 12 ft above ground level. Four radial/ counterpoise wires...
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Pete Millis
petemillis
Dec 20, 2005 9:51 am
Hi folks. Looking for some advice here. I am using a Yaesu FT817ND, an SGC 237 and a 9 metre or so long vertical fed against my great big long wire stock fence...
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Pete Millis
petemillis
Dec 20, 2005 11:07 am
Quick correction - the wire is white/red stripe, not white! Pete M3KXZ...
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Terry Dettmann
tdettmann
Dec 20, 2005 6:49 pm
John It SOUNDS like things are setup OK, let me make a few suggestions though 1. Setup a QSO with someone local, with several people if possible, and see if...
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Ya`akov N. Miles
ve7alq
Dec 20, 2005 10:45 pm
... [snip] Your antenna should have part of the pattern of a vertical, and part of the pattern of a low dipole. The 12 foot vertical section WILL radiate...
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w5nyc
Dec 21, 2005 12:21 am
Terry, Thanks so much for your detailed analysis. I think I have a couple of data points already which support your analysis. I did make two QSOs, on 20 meters...
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mdgolfbum
Dec 21, 2005 3:22 pm
I'm sure this can't be original but I haven't seen it anywhere. I've got a SG211 that otherwise works well but occasionally while sending 80M CW it will try to...
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mdgolfbum
Dec 21, 2005 4:37 pm
talking to myself again... perusing the old posts shows that Dave-N9ZRT has already come up with something similar without the relay. i'm going to implement...
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N1KHB@...
n1khbjoe
Dec 21, 2005 5:15 pm
Jim, If the tune/lock switch is spst, then why not just run a piece if zip cord out to the contacts with another switch in parallel at the shack for the lock...
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Jim Miller
mdgolfbum
Dec 21, 2005 6:09 pm
thanks for the thoughts but the tuner is over 60ft away and i want to avoid running another underground feed to the tuner. the coax is going to work great. ...
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Terry Dettmann
tdettmann
Dec 21, 2005 7:34 pm
John, One other thing to consider here is whether or not you're attracting the attention of anyone? Particularly on low power, it's not always easy to attract...
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Jim Miller
mdgolfbum
Dec 21, 2005 10:05 pm
i find that hanging out on known "watering holes" and either listening for a cq or sending one myself works better than picking a random freq. either side of...
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KF six IRK
kf6irk
Dec 22, 2005 12:04 am
I'll pop the board out of the case & look at ... hopefully I can find out whats causing the issue. It works like a champ (when it works) :) / :( Thanks again...
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cullenl@...
k5hal
Dec 22, 2005 2:31 am
Jim, Why not tie the ladder line so it does not blow around? If it waves around it will break anyway. I have run all sorts of strings to keep ladder line under...
